Will ISU change their mind on fans in the stands?

[shagcarpetjesus]

Anyone that thinks they will still need a mask at an outdoor event in September much less now, please do everyone else a favor and stay home.

I just went to a soccer match here in Phoenix on Friday that was 50% capacity and they required everybody in attendance to wear a mask. You may not like it, but masks are probably going to be around for a while if you want to attend mass gatherings like sporting events.

 

[mplueg]

It's amazing that we're 14 months into this and people still say dumb **** like this.

lol how at all is that dumb??

do your part, get vaccinated and wear a mask but if you’re worried to go to a sporting event than don’t - simple!

 

[Urbandale2013]

I just went to a soccer match here in Phoenix on Friday that was 50% capacity and they required everybody in attendance to wear a mask. You may not like it, but masks are probably going to be around for a while if you want to attend mass gatherings like sporting events.

Not everyone has had the option of the vaccine yet. By September everyone who wants one should have had the opportunity to be fully vaccinated.

 

[SplitIdentity]

lol how at all is that dumb??

do your part, get vaccinated and wear a mask but if you’re worried to go to a sporting event than don’t - simple!

Who said I'm worried? If you can't see how the mindset of "if you're scared stay home" is stupid after the past year, an internet argument won't help you.

 

[mplueg]

Who said I'm worried? If you can't see how the mindset of "if you're scared stay home" is stupid after the past year, an internet argument won't help you.

you’re a special kind of stupid

 

[SplitIdentity]

you’re a special kind of stupid

Cool story bro

 

[usedcarguy]

Not everyone has had the option of the vaccine yet. By September everyone who wants one should have had the opportunity to be fully vaccinated.

Or the end of May. Iowa turned down 71% of this weeks vaccine allotment due to a lack of demand.

Per the CDC, as of Saturday 56.5% have had at least one shot.

Iowa turns down 71% of available vaccines on weak demand

Iowa is turning down nearly three quarters of the vaccine doses available to the state from the federal government because demand for the shots remains weak. The Iowa Department of Public Health and Safety said the state asked the federal government to withhold 71% of the 105,300 vaccine doses...

cbs2iowa.com

 

[madguy30]

Not everyone has had the option of the vaccine yet. By September everyone who wants one should have had the opportunity to be fully vaccinated.

It's pretty darn close I think.

It needs to become localized to reach folks. Like local pharmacies and town doctor types to help with confidence/trust.

 

[Urbandale2013]

It's pretty darn close I think.

It needs to become localized to reach folks. Like local pharmacies and town doctor types to help with confidence/trust.

I think pretty much everyone has had the option of the first, at least in Iowa. What I meant is both shots and the two weeks.

 

[larrysarmy]

Interesting cases studies to follow as the Texas Rangers had a full stadium in an outdoor venue nearly a month ago, sounds like other MLB teams are nearing 100% capacity soon. So far, cases/hospitalizations/deaths are all trending down still in TX...will be interesting to watch as others follow suit.

 

[dualthreat]

I am cautiously anticipating a less than 100% capacity crowd. I think Iowa State may sell out or offer every seat, but I think there will be a small percentage of people who choose to stay home and not sell their tickets as well. I suspect we will see crowds in the 50 thousands this fall.

With that said, barring significant changes, I will be at every game and so will my group. Pumped for the biggest season in school history

 

[FarmClone]

I just went to a soccer match here in Phoenix on Friday that was 50% capacity and they required everybody in attendance to wear a mask. You may not like it, but masks are probably going to be around for a while if you want to attend mass gatherings like sporting events.

It may be that they still require them at some events and if pollard says I have to wear one I will, just like I did for every game last fall and the championship game. However, that doesn’t make it any less idiotic to require them with the amount of vaccinated people we will have by then.

 

[everyyard]

Anyone that thinks they will still need a mask at an outdoor event in September much less now, please do everyone else a favor and stay home.

best way to get done with masks is to get everyone you know and a bunch you don’t know vaccinated. Rates are too low fora packed house with no masks, even outdoors.

 

[Acylum]

I would guess the PAC and B1G go <100%. The leaders from last season, the B12 and SEC will allow full capacity.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Think we need vaccine passports for large gatherings.

 

[madguy30]

I would guess the PAC and B1G go <100%. The leaders from last season, the B12 and SEC will allow full capacity.

B1G: so good at advertising (seriously), so bad at the actual thing.

 

[FarmClone]

best way to get done with masks is to get everyone you know and a bunch you don’t know vaccinated. Rates are too low fora packed house with no masks, even outdoors.

Agreed but unfortunately our politicians seem to think that’s not the case.

 

[Acylum]

I have two questions:
What percentage of vaccinations do we need to achieve to get everything back to normal?
Are you willing to let those who refuse to be vaccinated determine the the actions of those who are willing to be?

 

[jsb]

I have two questions:
What percentage of vaccinations do we need to achieve to get everything back to normal?
Are you willing to let those who refuse to be vaccinated determine the the actions of those who are willing to be?

I’m not a scientist so I don’t know. I think it’s 80%.

It’s not quite as simple as letting those who refuse to get the vaccine suffer their own consequences. If we don’t obtain herd immunity the chances that a variant that isn’t stopped by the vaccine emerges. That’s why the CDC is being very conservative with the masks. Masks help to keep the variants from spreading too.

I don’t give a **** about people that refuse to get a vaccine. But I do give a **** about those that do and keeping them safe.

 

[t-noah]

Think we need vaccine passports for large gatherings.

Don’t think that will be legal in Iowa

For an outdoor football game, I hope you are joking - please be joking

Doubt Pollard/ISU will go the vaccine passport route. But I could see them doing some marketing encouraging fans to get vaccinated in advance of the season.

I think it'll be full house, mask optional.

Cases are at pandemic lows and dropping as more people get the vaccine. Deaths even moreso as the older population has gotten vaccinated. Unfortunately some morons won't get vaccinated but by the fall that'll be their risk once everyone who wants a vaccine has had the opportunity to get one.

Have you actually paid attention to what the CDC says? Or, you know, science?

That depends on what conditions are in September, doesn’t it?

Right now it’s not recommended to be in a closely packed environment—especially where people are yelling and shouting. Yes, outdoors, and even if you’re fully vaccinated.

Do us all a favor, and educate yourself.

• Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask outdoors, except in certain crowded settings and venues.

COVID-19 Vaccination

COVID-19 vaccines protect against COVID-19. Get safety info and more.

www.cdc.gov

Two sides to the story, still. After what we've, and the world has been thru, I don't see a problem requiring a vaccine passport. People don't want to get the vaccine, fine but maybe they forfeit the opportunity to go to large gatherings, games, etc.

Should be more of an incentive to get the vaccine, but people are still going to have an excuse not to get it. They don't go to games. Maybe unless they have a very good excuse.